Kwasi Kwarteng: I would ‘never rule out’ Boris Johnson leading Tories again

Prediction comes as former PM set to be grilled by privileges committee in nine-month Partygate inquiry

Boris Johnson may emerge from a televised grilling next week over claims he misled parliament about Partygate unscathed and go on to lead the Conservative party again, a former cabinet minister has said.

Kwasi Kwarteng, who was made business secretary by the former prime minister before a short-lived stint as chancellor under Liz Truss due to his notorious mini-budget, said he would “never rule out” a return by Johnson to frontline politics.